Investigating Maggi: Nestle promises probe while govt agency drags its feet

There was an uproar over the past few days about everybody’s favorite snack Maggi being unhealthy with high doses of MSG and lead found in it. Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration officials have now also asked Nestle, the parent company, to withdraw its products from the state, reports Indian Express.

While this could be a problem for Nestle, who owns 60 % of the shares in the instant noodleMARKET category, Nestle has written an update on their website promising to probe into the matter.

The press release states that the UP government had asked them to withdraw a batch with 200,000 packets from their LucknowMARKET, because the label read “best before November 2014”. While that batch has been removed, they have also acknowledged that no other such orders have come to their notice.